2011年2月18日 星期五

epigraph, epigram

epigraph
[名]
1 (特に建物・像・墓・硬貨などの)碑銘, 碑文.
2 (巻頭に付す)銘句, 題辞.
(ĕp'ĭ-grăf') pronunciation
n.
  1. An inscription, as on a statue or building.
  2. A motto or quotation, as at the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme.

[Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein, to write on. See epigram.]

epigraphic ep'i·graph'ic or ep'i·graph'i·cal adj.
epigraphically ep'i·graph'i·cal·ly adv.

epigram

[名]
1 警句;[U]警句的な表現.
2 (警句的な)短い風刺詩, 寸鉄詩, エピグラム.
[ラテン語←ギリシャ語epígramma (epí-上に+gráphein書く+-ma=ある特定のものの上に書いたもの→警句)]

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